萬國法律事務所

Taiwan’s Consumers Protection Foundation recently conducted a survey of used car dealers and concluded that There is no unified safety examination system for used cars in Taiwan. According to the Foundation, although some dealers require more than 100 inspections, some dealers do not even provide a test drive, which is considered a very basic inspection for used car consumers. The Foundation, therefore, is urgings the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) to establish a unified safety certification system for used cars.

MOEA suggests that sellers and buyers of used cars may refer to the Model Standard Contract for the Sales of Used Cars published by MOEA. However, the regulations of “Required Items for the Standard Contract of Used Car Sales” and “Prohibited Items for the Standard Contract of Used Car Sales” are still being discussed, and MOEA expects to provide a draft to the Executive Yuan by the end of this year.

The representative of the Foundation suggests that consumers use the Model Contract and emphasizes that the Foundation’s version is more favorable to consumers, as it provides a three-day grace period and requires the dealer to disclose critical information regarding the used car, such as the mileage, in the Contract.